Randoald Dessarzin is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 coach and the head coach of the Cote d'Ivoire national basketball team

Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team

The Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Côte d'Ivoire in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship....

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Dessarzin spent the first nine years of his coaching career with Boncourt BC of the Swiss basketball league

Ligue Nationale de Basketball (Switzerland)

Ligue Nationale de Basketball A ' is the top professional basketball league in Switzerland. The national league is divided into two divisions, the A and the B, with a system of promotion and relegation between them.- League A Teams :...

. He led the team to a top three finish in each of his last five seasons with the club prior to leaving the team in 2007. Following this, he joined French side JDA Dijon of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball

Ligue Nationale de Basketball

The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...

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Dessarzin is also the coach of the Cote d'Ivoire national basketball team

Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team

The Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Côte d'Ivoire in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship....

. He coached the team for the first time at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009

FIBA Africa Championship 2009

The 2009 FIBA Africa Championship was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship...

, guiding the team to a surprise silver medal and a berth at the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

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